EP4CE75 vs LFE5U-85
A comparison of the Altera Cyclone IV EP4CE75 and the Lattice ECP5 LFE5U-85 using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| EP4CE75 | LFE5U-85 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Altera Cyclone IV | Lattice ECP5 |
| Logic (LUT4-equivalent) | 75,000 | 84,000 |
| LUTs as published | 75,000 LUT4 | 84,000 LUT4 |
| Vendor logic figure | 75,000 LE | — LC |
| DSP | 200 18×18 multipliers | 156 18×18 multipliers |
| Block RAM | 2.7 Mb | 3.7 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 426 | 365 |
| Transceivers | None | None |
| Hard PCI Express | None | None |
| Hard processor | None | None |
| Process | 60 nm | 40 nm |
| Configuration memory | SRAM | SRAM |
| Packages | 3 | 4 |
| Design tool | Altera Quartus Prime | Lattice Diamond |
Highlighted values are higher. Logic is compared in LUT4 equivalents; see how FPGA vendors count logic.
Key differences
The LFE5U-85 has about 12% more logic capacity (84K vs 75K LUT4 equivalents).
For arithmetic, the EP4CE75 has 200 18×18 multipliers against 156 18×18 multipliers on the LFE5U-85.
The LFE5U-85 has more on-chip memory (3.7 Mb vs 2.7 Mb).
The EP4CE75 is designed with Altera Quartus Prime and the LFE5U-85 with Lattice Diamond.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: EP4CE75 (Cyclone IV) and LFE5U-85 (ECP5).